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A secondary spouse was called a ceshi (側室, lit. "side household") or shu wife (庶妻). A man might participate in a small ritual, or no ceremony, to take on a shu wife. Several shu wives were allowed for one man at the same time according to the law. A shu wife‘s son was called the shu son (庶子). Shu sons had to regard the Di wife of ...
Two small tigers, Two small tigers, Run so fast, Run so fast! One does not have ears! (or: One does not have eyes!) One doesn't have a tail! That's so strange, That's so strange!
The Thousand Character Classic (Chinese: 千字文; pinyin: Qiānzì wén), also known as the Thousand Character Text, is a Chinese poem that has been used as a primer for teaching Chinese characters to children from the sixth century onward. It contains exactly one thousand characters, each used only once, arranged into 250 lines of four ...
Dog Kung Fu, i.e. Gǒuquán (狗拳), i.e. Dìshùquán (地术拳), is a martial arts style native to Fujian province China.While sharing many similar features to styles like Wuzuquan, Huzunquan, and many others from the same region, this southern style of Chinese boxing has the unique feature of specializing in takedowns, Chin Na, and ground fighting while often taking advantage of utilizing ...
In 1983, Liang Hong Zhi (梁弘誌) set Su's poem to new music as the song "Danyuan ren changjiu" (但願人長久; translated "Wishing We Last Forever" or "Always Faithful" [1]). This new setting was recorded by Teresa Teng in her album dandan youqing ( 淡淡幽情 ), which also contained songs based on other poems from the Tang and Song ...
A Chinese calligrapher. Shu (書) refers to Chinese calligraphy, which dates to the origins of recorded Chinese history, in essence ever since written characters have existed. Chinese calligraphy is said to be an expression of a practitioner's poetic nature, as well as a significant test of manual dexterity. Chinese calligraphy has evolved for ...
The twentieth century saw numerous successes and challenges for Chinese music due to people's changing perceptions of music culture. Modern Chinese music during and after this age not only relied on traditional Chinese music but also absorbed the advantages and skills of Western music. Chinese people's attitudes toward music have altered ...
買 bói bhoi 2 [ᵐ̥boi 鵝 gô gho 5 ᵑ̊ɡo 來 lāi lai 7 ⁿ̥ɺai 食 tsia̍h ziah 8 tsiaʔ] 買 鵝 來 食 bói gô lāi tsia̍h bhoi2 gho5 lai7 ziah8 [ᵐ̥boi ᵑ̊ɡo ⁿ̥ɺai tsiaʔ] "buy geese to eat" Problems playing this file? See media help. Teochew, like other Southern Min varieties, is one of the few modern Sinitic languages which have voiced obstruents (stops, fricatives ...